With the news that American TV star Julia Louis-Dreyfus will accept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles' Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy, the Britannia Awards on October 30 just got a lot more promising.

Not all franchises are built for 18-24 year olds with disposable income and too much time on their hands. The quaint "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was a sleeper hit a couple of years, earning over $135 million worldwide at the box office. Not bad for a dramedy with a bunch of middle-aged to elderly B...